Forest School

At Carswell, Forest School is an essential part of the learning experience we offer your children during their time in Key Stage 1. It is part of our commitment to help children develop independence, trust, love of the outdoors, learn how to evaluate and take risks, appreciation of the cycles of nature, caring for themselves and others, teamwork, dealing with and learning from failure and much, much more. At Forest School, children have the opportunity to truly experience free play, to use their imaginations. We provide warm, waterproof clothing so that the children can overcome fears of getting dirty, cold or wet so that they can get the most out the experience. Over the course of the children’s two years of attending Forest School fortnightly, we see immeasurable development of the qualities outlined above.

Every fortnight throughout Years 1 and 2, children at Carswell spend a morning at a local Forest School with either Rachael Higgs or Sarah Tack (our qualified Forest School Leaders).